California Felony Charges and 3 Strikes Defense Lawyer
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If you or a family member has been previously convicted of a California felony, you know how serious the felony charges are and how harsh felony sentences can be. In California, conviction of a third felony—the 3-strikes law—can mandate a life sentence. A second strike doubles the potential time in state prison and an arrest for any strike offense makes the stakes extremely high for any subsequent felony charge.

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Do you have questions about what will happen to you next? Do you know your rights?

You may be asking yourself:

"Should I go to the expense of hiring a Criminal Defense Lawyer?" Yes!

If you have been arrested for a felony or a second or third strike, you need a felony defense lawyer who knows the criminal justice system and the courts of Southern California well. Our criminal defense lawyers represent clients in federal courts, Los Angeles County courts, Orange County courts, Ventura County courts, and other Southern California courts. Our law firm also handles misdemeanors and infractions.

For an outline of our criminal defense practice, please see the Criminal Defense Overview.

• A California felony charge is considered to be a serious offense such as robbery, grand theft, drug trafficking, murder, manslaughter, felony assault, felony murder and other crimes. The penalties include state prison time, fines and restitution.
• If someone is arrested for a third felony strike in a lifetime, the sentence is life in prison. As experienced three-strikes defense attorneys, we review and investigate all three strikes for opportunities to overturn an earlier conviction, dismiss the current charges, or plead down an earlier conviction or the current charge.
• A misdemeanor charge refers to charges that are less serious in nature such as DUI drunk driving or petty theft (theft of less than $400). The penalties range up to a year in county jail and up to $1,000 in fines.
• Traffic violations such as speeding tickets are charged as infractions and are not punishable with jail, but the fines can be several hundred dollars, insurance rates can skyrocket and a driver license can be revoked!

No matter what level of crime you have been charged with, it will be on your public record and can affect your reputation and opportunities. Contact a criminal defense lawyer for a free consultation so that you can get your questions answered and understand your rights.

If you have been arrested for a California felony, misdemeanor or infraction, or if you are under investigation, do not talk to anyone until you have talked to a criminal defense lawyer at Takakjian, Sowers & Sitkoff LLP. We are all former deputy district attorneys and we are all on your side. Our criminal defense lawyers are ready to protect your rights and develop your defense strategy. Our fees are reasonable and we can help you!

Free consultation. Call now (866) 381-6922 or e-mail today.

Takakjian, Sowers & Sitkoff LLP, is a California Bar criminal defense law firm. Please call us, we have offices throughout Southern California including Ventura County, Orange County, or Los Angeles County.

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The Felony Charges criminal defense, felonies and misdemeanors, assault, battery, manslaughter, felony murder, homicide, three-strikes, robbery, burglary, drug crimes, grand theft, and other criminal defense information presented at this site should not be construed to be formal legal advice nor the formation of a lawyer or attorney-client relationship. Our criminal defense law firm encourages you to seek independent counsel for legal advice regarding your individual criminal defense felony or misdemeanor legal issues including 3-strikes charges, armed robbery, weapons charges, murder, assault and battery, felony assault, and other criminal offenses. Any results portrayed here were dependent on the facts of that case and the results will differ if based on different facts. Please contact our law firm for a lawyer and criminal defense attorney at one of our nearby Southern California law firm offices in Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura County, serving the communities of Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Long Beach, Anaheim, Torrance, Pasadena, Glendale, Santa Clarita, Ventura, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Newport Beach, Fullerton, Rancho Cucamonga, Orange, Ontario, Riverside, Burbank, West Covina, Norwalk, Oxnard, Pomona, Westminster, Alhambra, Whittier, Laguna Niguel, Thousand Oaks, Mission Viejo, Simi Valley, and Bellflower. The attorney responsible for the content of this website is Don Sowers. Any reference obtained from this site to a specific service, product or process does not constitute or imply an endorsement by the firm of the service, product or process or its producer or provider. This website is not intended to solicit clients for matters outside of the state of California.